Ma'ale Hever

Ma'ale Hever
מַעֲלֵה חֶבֶר
Ma'ale Hever is located in the Southern West Bank
Ma'ale Hever
Ma'ale Hever
Coordinates: 31°29′10″N 35°9′58″E / 31.48611°N 35.16611°E / 31.48611; 35.16611
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
CouncilHar Hevron
RegionWest Bank
AffiliationAmana
Founded1982
Population
 (2022)[1]
743

Ma'ale Hever (Hebrew: מַעֲלֵה חֶבֶר) or Pnei Hever (Hebrew: פְּנֵי חֶבֶר) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located in the eastern Hebron Hills to the east of Hebron at an elevation of 810 m (2,660 ft), it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 743.

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government, as of 2019, disputes this.[2]

  1. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.